Passive Electrical Properties Of The Neuron

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Membrane Potential

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consider how the passive properties of neurons-their resistive and capacitive characteristics-contribute to local signaling within the neuron. In Chapter 9 we shall examine how voltage-gated Na +, K+, and Ca2+ chan-nels generate the action potential, the electrical signal conveyed along the axon. Synaptic and receptor poten-

Electrical, Properties, Passive, Neurons, Passive properties

Physiology of Skeletal Muscle

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electrical membrane potential (and producing action potentials) •Conductivity: ... has “springlike” properties (passive tension) ... •The number of fibers a neuron innervates varies •Small motor units have less than five muscle fibers (allows for precise

Electrical, Physiology, Muscles, Properties, Passive, Skeletal, Neurons, Physiology of skeletal muscle